And here we make available to students of the family name Cantalapiedra an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Cantalapiedra:
1) The origin of the family name Cantalapiedra.
2) The meaning of the family name Cantalapiedra.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Cantalapiedra.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Cantalapiedra.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Cantalapiedra has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
Persons with the name Cantalapiedra proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Cantalapiedra:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Apendice al Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.
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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Cantalapiedra, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Cantalapiedra corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Cantalapiedra of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Cantalapiedra appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Cantalapiedra. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Cantalapiedra.
Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Cantalapiedra. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Cantalapiedra. The name Cantalapiedra also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Cantalapiedra than the "Nobiliario Espanol".
One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.
Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:
1) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.
* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.
* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.
* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.
* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.
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* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.
* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.
* The family name Cantalapiedra appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/
Heraldry for family name Cantalapiedra as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Cantalapiedra
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